My Son Will Hear My Voice.
Children respond instantly when their mother calls them. To most parents, all sorts of alarm bells go off if they don't. For Hilda Kajuju, she just wants her son to hear her. Not even respond. You see, Hilda's son Jabali was born with two anomalies; one ear was too small and he had only one kidney. People sell kidneys to buy iPhones so we know we can live without one kidney. The ear situation however, was a different story. The doctor said Jabali was deaf. Hilda said Jabali was not deaf. Hilda was right. She is still fighting to be right. As I listen to her story, I can't help but admire the faith that this resilient mother has. Regardless how many doctors said Jabali was deaf, deep down she knew she had to keep on fighting. She went to seven other doctors trying to find a solution to Jabali's ear problem and never once gave up hope that Jabali would one day hear her voice. I don't know how many other parents would have just accepted the situation and made ...